Author Archives: Schutz

In response to my previous blog “Mary: A person, not a “goddess” or a “metaphor””, Charlene Spretnak, author of “Missing Mary” replied: Dear David, Alas, I am somewhat dismayed by what you posted on your blog re my book, which … Continue reading →

I started of rather liking this guy on the Stephen Crittenden show the other day. After all, to go from 20 years jail to helping Aboriginal kids in Redfern kick the booze and the drugs is a pretty amazing trip … Continue reading →

I should have gotten around to blogging this one ages ago, but it hasn’t gone out of date. Its from Diogenes at Catholic World News, and entitled “In the Churchlet of the Self”. A quotation will give you an idea … Continue reading →

I have just read through all of the transcript of Papa Benny’s Q&A session with the Roman priests. I was blown away by one response he made on the subject of “Faith as a gift”, and was going to put … Continue reading →

Cathnews this morning carried the report that Fr Aidan Nichols has been appointed the “John Paul II Visiting Lectureship in Roman Catholic Theology” at Oxford University. When I was coming into the Church, I read Fr Nichols’ book “The Shape … Continue reading →

It will not be a surprise to many that I am a great Dame Edna fan. While I was not very impressed with her song beamed in through hyperspace at the close of the games, I did like the not-very-witty … Continue reading →

Andrew Sullivan of The Sunday Times has written about the new “cartoon controversy” surrounding South Park in an article reprinted in The Australian called “Oh my god, they killed satire”. At the end, he says: “Laughter matters because piety begets … Continue reading →

I have been churning through Charlene Spretnak’s Missing Mary. I continue to enjoy it, but it raises more questions than it answers, particularly about how the “conservative/liberal” divide is panning out in the States. She says much that is good, … Continue reading →

At last, the complete text of the Holy Father’s question and answer session with the clergy of Rome (March 2, 2006) has been published. You can read it here.

In an Online Opinion piece “Blog or be damned?” James McConvill says that it’s time for those academics in their ivory towers to embrace the potential of the ‘blogging age’. I couldn’t agree more. My hackles were raised soon after … Continue reading →